2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round

The 2011 British GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2011 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2011 GP2 Season. The race supported the 2011 British Grand Prix.

United Kingdom    2011 British GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 July 2011
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Time 1:58:531
Podium
First France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Second Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering
Third Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:43.274 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2011
Laps 21
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Second Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Third Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Time 1:43:262 (on lap 12)

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:58.531 1
2 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 1:58.971 2
3 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:59.020 131
4 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:59.143 3
5 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:59.881 4
6 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 1:59.952 5
7 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:00.044 6
8 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 2:00.109 7
9 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 2:00.175 8
10 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 2:00.223 9
11 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 2:00.300 10
12 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 2:00.462 11
13 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 2:00.527 12
14 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 2:00.529 14
15 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 2:00.927 15
16 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 2:01.203 16
17 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 2:01.315 17
18 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 2:01.816 18
19 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 2:02.681 19
20 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 2:01.922 20
21 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 2:02.681 21
22 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 2:02.800 22
23 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 2:03.268 23
24 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 2:04.518 24
25 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 2:08.608 25
26 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology no time DNS2

Notes

  1. ^ – Grosjean was given a ten grid position penalty after Valencia Sprint Race for causing a collision.[1]
  2. ^ – Mirocha did not take part in the qualifying session and did not continue the race weekend due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.[2]

Feature Race
Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) took pole position and won the feature race.
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 29 58:40.010 1 10+2
2 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 29 +4.177 3 8
3 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 29 +4.935 6 6
4 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 29 +5.627 13 5+1
5 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 29 +11.424 8 4
6 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 29 +23.293 4 3
7 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 29 +31.959 21 2
8 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 29 +33.711 19 1
9 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 29 +34.394 2
10 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 29 +41.761 7
11 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 29 +41.971 9
12 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 29 +46.881 10
13 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 29 +47.848 17
14 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 29 +49.612 12
15 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 29 +50.717 25
16 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 29 +56.960 16
17 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 29 +58.332 20
18 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 29 +1:05.327 23
19 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 29 +1:06.251 18
20 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 29 +1:11.1633 11
21 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 29 +1:20.989 24
22 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 29 +1:26.252 15
23 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 29 +1:33.465 22
24 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 28 +1 lap 14
Ret 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 14 Collision 5
DNS 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:43.274 (lap 27)

Notes

  1. ^ – Palmer was given a 30 seconds time penalty, having forced Gutiérrez off the track.[3]

Sprint Race
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 21 36:42.650 5 6+1
2 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 21 +7.019 3 5
3 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 21 +7.760 1 4
4 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +8.433 6 3
5 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 21 +9.427 8 2
6 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 21 +12.924 4 1
7 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 21 +20.853 7
8 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 21 +21.888 10
9 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 21 +22.128 9
10 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 21 +23.154 11
11 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 21 +23.296 15
12 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 21 +23.624 13
13 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 21 +31.357 18
14 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 21 +32.330 17
15 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 21 +32.780 21
16 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 21 +33.447 20
17 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 21 +34.778 14
18 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 21 +38.139 24
19 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 21 +39.168 25
20 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 21 +40.754 23
21 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 21 +1:25.700 22
22 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 20 +1 lap 2
23 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 20 +1 lap 16
Ret 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 10 Gearbox 12
Ret 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 6 Suspension 19
DNS 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Trident Racing) 1:43.262 (lap 12)

Standings after the round
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References
  1. "Romain Grosjean penalised". GP2 Series. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. "Bianchi tops rained out qualifying". GP2 Series. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. "Palmer penalised after feature race". GP2 Series. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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